As a Translation Agency Manager, you will need to master following:

• comprehend the material to be translated
• develop a translation strategy
• follow an ethical code of conduct for translation activities
• follow translation quality standards
• negotiate settlements
• project management
• review translation works
• translate different types of texts

More generally, a translation agency manager is also versed in:

• apply grammar and spelling rules
• assess quality of services
• assume responsibility for the management of a business
• build business relationships
• consult information sources
• customer relationship management
• grammar
• lead a team
• liaise with colleagues
• maintain updated professional knowledge
• manage budgets
• master language rules
• negotiate service with providers
• observe confidentiality
• office software
• preserve original text
• proofread text
• provide written content
• quality standards
• speak different languages
• spelling
• use consulting techniques
• write work-related reports

It also helps to know the following:

• create subtitles
• identify new words
• improve translated texts
• perform sworn translations
• postediting
• transcreation
• unseen translation
• adapt text culturally
• analyse text before translation
• coach employees
• conduct scholarly research
• court interpreting
• decode handwritten texts
• develop technical glossaries
• linguistics
• musical genres
• semantics
• technical terminology
• translate language concepts
• use computer-aided translation